June 22: Hanshin Tigers shortstop Toritani hits two homers, including the game-winner.
June 28: Takahiro Arai of the Carp homered in six straight games, one dinger shy of the all-time record, shared by Sadaharu Oh and Randy Bass.
July 5: Nippon Ham pummeled Lotte starter Naoyuki Shimizu for three doubles and three home runs, had nine long hits overall.
July 9: Takahiro Arai goes 4-for-5 with two solo shots and a sayonara single, leading Hiroshima to a wild 9-8 win over Yomiuri.
July 10: Lions greet Hawks starter Hoshino with four home runs, six hits in 2-plus innings.
July 11: Unlike his Venezuelan teammate, Kazuhiro Wada didn't get as many good pitches to hit, but managed a solo homer and a key two-run single in four at-bats.
August 1: Hawks slugger Julio Zuleta put just one ball into play in 10 swings against Lee, striking out twice and popping out to second.
August 4: Hanshin scored five runs in the 8th against Yokohama ace reliever Takeo Kawamura, who retired only one of the six batters he faced and saw his ERA rise from 1.36 to 2.31.
August 5: Fukudome goes 4-for-5 with two doubles and his 17th homer.
August 9: Sasaki finishes off Kiyohara with his trademark forkball.
